SEVENTY-SECOND FOOT.
The Regiment was chiefly raised from his estates in Scotland by the Earl of Seaforth.
It bears the “Duke of York’s Cypher and Coronet,” and received its Title in 1823 as a special mark of Royal favour.
It was nicknamed “The Regiment of the Macraes,” from the number of men of that name in it.
The first Regiment numbered the 72nd in 1758 was formerly the second Battalion of the 33rd Foot, raised in 1756. It served at Havannah 1762, and was disbanded in 1763.
The second was formerly the 82nd Invalid=s, made 72nd in 1763, and formed into Independent Companies in 1769.
The third was the 72nd Royal Manchester Volunteers, raised in 1778. It served at Gibraltar 1780, and was disbanded in 1783. Its uniform was Scarlet with Blue facings.